Celebrating Asia

10-Jul-16 10:00

Asia has never failed to deliver when it comes to surprises. Join Asia Calling this week as they attended a poetry festival for children in India, and the annual ASEAN Literary Festival in Jakarta, among other interesting places across the region. Brought to you by our friend from Kantor Berita Radio 68H.

Here are the segments of the episode:

0:38 - Asia Calling 1 - Pakistan abuses its capital punishment law

7:43 - Asia Calling 2 - Poetry festival for children in India

15:00 - Asia Calling 3 - Islamophobia in Thailand

22:39 - Asia Calling 4 - Taboo topics at Asean Literary Festival 2016

30:05 - Asia Calling 5 - An unconventional model trying her luck in South Korea

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Tags: capital punishment, literary festival, islamophobia, poetry festival, south korea, modelling

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